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Department of Building Economics
Faculty of Architecture
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• Construction Project Procurement Systems including their selection and sub- systems, relational contracting, team selection and Public Private Partnerships��
• Management Support Systems for risk management, quality management, performance evaluation, knowledge management, technology exchange, relational integration & teamworking, value networks, innovation management��
• Infrastructure contracts management, Claims and Disputes minimisation and management / resolution��
• Project Management, Built Asset Management and their missing links��
• Built Infrastructure sustainability, resilience, life-cycle optimisation��
• Construction Industry Development��

EDUCATION

• D.Sc. - Loughborough University, UK- 2013
• Ph.D. - Loughborough University, UK- 1991
• M.Sc. Construction Management - Loughborough University, UK- 1985
• B.Sc. Engineering. (Hons.) Civil Eng. - University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - 1976

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka��
• Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K.��
• Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers��
• Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia��
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Building, U.K.
• Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers��
• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, U.K

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

• Honorary Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
• Honorary Professor, Dept. Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture, The ����ͷ��, Sri Lanka.
• Founding Director, Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong, http://www.hku.hk/cicid/��
• Co-ordinator (Joint) CIB TG72 (from 2008); then CIB W122 from Feb. 2017: on Public Private Partnership, International Council for Research & Innovation in Building and Construction https://site.cibworld.nl/db/commission/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=483 [or through: https://cibworld.org/]
• Editor-in-Chief, 'Built Environment Project and Asset Management' journal, Emerald Group, UK https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=bepam#news
• Editor-in-Chief, Book Series on Domain-Specific Bodies of Knowledge in Project Management', World Scientific Publishing, Singapore. https://www.worldscientific.com/series/dsbkpm��
• Arbitrator or Adjudicator, construction project disputes.

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

• Consultant, World Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• T.N. Subba Rao Brigade Group Adjunct Chair Professor, IIT Madras, India
• Visiting Professor, Curtin University, Australia
• Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore
• Professor (appointed: Lecturer in October 1992; promoted to Associate Professor in 1997; and Professor from Jan. 2006 to June 2013),��Dept. of Civil ��Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
• Executive Director (Honorary), Centre for Infrastructure and Construction Industry��Development (CICID) ��– from its launch ��in 2002 to June 2013
• Team Leader (Technical) - World Bank Study on the Contracting Industry in Sri Lanka
• Project Management Services Ltd., Sri Lanka: Director, after 1983; Construction Manager ��1983 – 1984; Project Engineer, 1981 – 1983

PART TIME APPOINTMENTS

• Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, ����ͷ��, Sri Lanka;��
• Visiting Lecturer and Consultant, Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka; and��
• Senior Consultant and Lesson Writer, Open University of Sri Lanka.
• Project Manager, Worldwide Building Systems Ltd.
• Area Manager, Fanz System Buildings Ltd.
• Civil Engineer, Fanz System Buildings Ltd.��
• Civil Engineer, Fanz Construction Ltd.
• Civil Engineer (in design office), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Sri Lanka
• Site Engineer, State Engineering Corporation, Sri Lanka
• Instructor, Faculty of Engineering , University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

• Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy Recognized among the Stanford - Elsevier List of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists (published in PLOS Biology on 08-10-2020)��
• BEPAM Journal Highly Commended Paper Awards at the 9th World Construction Symposium for the paper titled "Dynamic supply chain capability analysis of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge construction: A topic modeling approach " co-authored by E.M.A.C Ekanayake, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Mohan M. Kumaraswamy and Jin Xue
• Prize for best paper (CDE Prize) in 1995/96 in ‘Engineer’ Journal, Sri Lanka (sole author)��
• 2nd prize in 2001 CIOB (UK) Best Research Papers Competition (with T.S.T. Ng, and E. Palaneeswaran, who were the 1st and 2nd authors, with me being the 3rd author)��
• Honourable Mention Award in 2002 ‘Best Web-based / IT-enhanced learning initiative, competition, at ‘IT in Education Awards Contest’ of ‘����ͷ�� Council for IT in Education’.��
• Literati Club Award for Excellence for ‘Outstanding Paper for 2005’ (as lead author) in the Journal of Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management.��
• Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.��
• Represented Sri Lanka (selected on a competitive basis) at the inaugural academic sessions of the International Space University at MIT, Boston, USA - June to August 1988.
• Prize for best paper (CDE Prize) in 1995/96 in ‘Engineer’ Journal, Sri Lanka (sole author)
• 2nd prize in 2001 CIOB (UK) Best Research Papers Competition ��(with T.S.T. Ng, and E. Palaneeswaran, who were the 1st and 2nd authors, with me being the 3rd author)
• Honourable Mention Award in 2002 ‘Best Web-based / IT-enhanced learning initiative, competition, at ‘IT in Education Awards Contest’ of ‘����ͷ�� Council for IT in Education’.
• Literati Club Award for Excellence for ‘Outstanding Paper for 2005’ (as lead author) in the Journal of Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management.
• UNIVERSITAS 21 Fellowship 2006-07 – for joint Research and deep collaboration, through a 2 month attachment to the National University of Singapore.
• ‘Emerald Literati Network’ 2008 Award for Excellence as ‘Outstanding Reviewer’ for outstanding work in the ‘Journal of Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management’.
• HKU ‘Engineering Overseas Visitor Programme Fellowship’ utilized for joint research at the National University of Singapore in Aug. 2008.
• ‘Best BuHu Research Paper 2009’ Award –(2nd of 2 authors) ��‘International Journal for Construction Innovation’ Emerald, for paper (2nd of 2 authors) at BuHu 9th Intnl. Research Conf., UK, Jan. 2009.
• Best Paper Award (1st of 3 authors) sponsored by ‘Facilities’ Journal, Emerald Group, at conference ‘Changing Roles: New Roles, New Challenges’, Oct. 2009, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• Emerald ‘Highly Commended’ paper award (3rd of 3 authors), 8th World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-9 Nov., 2019.
• Key Note Addresses at:
  • 95th Anniv. Annual Sessions of the Instn. of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 2001;
  • Workshop on ‘Integrated Risk Management’ (‘Integraal Risicomanagement’), Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and Government Buildings Agency, Hague, Netherlands, 30th June 2003;
  • ‘Konstruksi Indonesia 2008 International Conference’, Jakarta, Indonesia, 29-30 Oct. 2008;
  • ‘International Conference on Construction Research Funding in the XXI Century’, sponsored by National Science Foundation USA, University of Illinois, and Worldwide Universities Network, Urbana-Champaign, USA, July 8-10, 2009;
  • ‘International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment’, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Dec. 14-16, 2012;
  • Annual Forum-AGM of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka, 25 July 2014;
  • ��2014 Graduation of Engineers & Induction of the Instn. of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2014;
  • 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Sustainable Infrastructure, Hong Kong University of ��Science and Technology, Hong Kong, July 2015;
  • Convocation Address (2016), ����ͷ��, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2016;
  • Convocation Address (2017), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka, March 2017;
  • Construction Industry for the 21st Century Conference (CITC 11) 11th conference in the CITC series, London, UK, 9-10 Sep. 2019.��

Over 185 peer reviewed international journal papers; Over 195 peer reviewed international conference papers, 1 book, 1 monograph, 16 book chapters in 15 books, (authored or co-authored) - published or in print, apart from many Course Books, Training packages, Research and Consultancy Reports, monographs, invited papers and presentations, Guest Lectures, Key Note addresses at international Conferences, Workshops etc.��

Listed below are few of his recent publications along with links to Scopus and Google Scholar profiles.

Recent Journal Publications��

• Jayasena, N.S., Chan, D.W.M., Kumaraswamy, M., (2021), A systematic literature review and analysis towards developing PPP models for delivering smart infrastructure, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11(1), pp. 121–137, (Q3 Journal, Indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus)
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q.P., Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2021), Identifying supply chain capabilities of construction firms in industrialized construction, Production Planning and Control, 32(4), pp. 303–321 (Q1 Journal, Indexed in ISI Science Citation Index and Scopus)
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q.P., Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2021), A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of capabilities for improving supply chain resilience of industrialised construction: a Hong Kong case study, Production Planning and Control, Published online: 19 Jul 2021, (Q1 Journal, Indexed in ISI Science Citation Index and Scopus)
• Hewa Welege, N.M., Pan, W., Kumaraswamy, M. (2021), Social network analysis applications in sustainable construction and built environment management: a review, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Published online: 22 June 2021, (Q3 Journal, Indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus)��
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G., Kumaraswamy, M., Owusu, E.K. (2021), A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of vulnerabilities affecting supply chain resilience of industrialized construction in Hong Kong, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Published online: 8 June 2021, (Q1 Journal, Indexed in Scopus)
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M. (2021), Supply chain resilience: mapping the knowledge domains through a bibliometric approach, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Published online: 29 April 2021, (Q3 Journal, Indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus)
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G., Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2020), Critical capabilities of improving supply chain resilience in industrialized construction in Hong Kong, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Published online: 31 December 2020 (Q1 Journal, Indexed in Scopus)��
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q., Kumaraswamy, M., Owusu, E.K. (2020), Critical supply chain vulnerabilities affecting supply chain resilience of industrialized construction in Hong Kong, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Published online 2020 (Q1 Journal, Indexed in Scopus)��
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G.Q.P., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Owusu, E.K. (2020), Identifying supply chain vulnerabilities in industrialized construction: an overview, International Journal of Construction Management, Published online: 17 Feb 2020��

Recent International Conference Publications (Refereed)

• Madhusanka, N., Pan, W., Kumaraswamy, M. (2020), Social network analysis of building energy and carbon policy networks in developing countries, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588(2), 022004��
• Ekanayake, E.M.A.C., Shen, G., Kumaraswamy, M. (2020), Resilient Supply Chains in Industrialised Construction: A Hong Kong Case Study, Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts, pp. 311–319��
• Fayasa, A.F., Nayanthara De Silva, Mohan Kumaraswamy, & Joseph H.K. Lai. (2020). “Exploring Challenges and Drivers of Facilities Management in Sri Lanka”. In proceedings of 13th International Research Conference of Faculty of Architecture Unit (FARU) 2020. Sri Lanka. ����

EDITORIAL SERIVICES

• Editor-in-Chief, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Emerald (from its launch in 2011).
• Joint Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Building and Construction Management �� ��from its inception in 1995 (re-named the Journal of Building and Construction Management) till last issue in 2007.
• Assistant Specialty Editor, Contracting, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering Management.
• Guest Editor of Special Issue on ‘Legal Aspects of Relational Contracting’ of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (Legal Affairs Section) – Vol. 132, Issue 1, Jan. 2006.
• Guest Editor, of Special Issue on ‘Knowledge Flows for Balanced Development’ of the Journal of Construction in Developing Counties (JCDC) – Vol. 13, No. 2, 2008.
• Guest Editor (Joint), of Special Issue on ‘Public Private Partnerships: Improving Governance and Performance amidst emerging Economic realities’ in the Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2010.
• Guest Editor (joint), of Special Issue on ‘Advanced ��ICT and Smart Systems for innovative Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management’ in the journal of Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management,��
• On Editorial Boards of:��
  • Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Emerald.
  • previously (till 2013): Automation in Construction, Elsevier .
  • Intnl. Jnl. of Computer-integrated Design and Construction (CIDAC), from inception; then re-named ‘Intnl. Jnl. of IT in Architecture, Engineering and Construction’ (IT-AEC), Millpress, Rotterdam (2003-2004).
  • ITCon (Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction). previously (till 2011): Jnl. of ‘Enterprise Information Management’, formerly called ‘Logistics Information Management: an International Journal’, published by Emerald; 2001-2007.
  • International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Emerald.
  • Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, Taylor & Francis.
  • Special Issue of AIQS (Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors) Journal, 2000, Australia.
  • Overseas (Country) Correspondent (Hong Kong) for Technology & Construction Law Reports, Sweet & Maxwell, UK, 1999- 2002 (during its publication period).
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TEACHING, TRAINING, & STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISION��

• Curricula Development and Teaching cover a wide range of Undergraduate and Masters level courses in Construction Engineering and Management, including on the M.Sc. in Infrastructure Project Management.
• 15 completed Ph.D.s and 9 completed M.Phils. at the University of Hong Kong between 1998 and 2014.��
• Currently Co-supervisor of a total of six Ph.D. research students: five Ph.D. students in Hong Kong (of whom four are recipients of the prestigious Hong Kong. PhD Fellowships - in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively - awarded by the Hong Kong Government to outstanding students); and a Ph.D. student at the Open University, Sri Lanka.
• 1 DSc thesis and 37 PhD and Masters (by research) theses of other Universities (including from Australia, India, Singapore, South Africa Thailand and the United Arab Emirates were examined as External Examiner, from 1999 to date.

PROFESSIONAL ��&��COMMUNITY��SERVICES

• Joint Co-ordinator – CIB TG72 (now- from Feb. 2017 - Working Commission W122) on ‘Public Private Partnerships’: from 2008
• Executive Director, Centre for Infrastructure and Construction Industry Development: 2002-2013
• Founding Director, Centre for Infrastructure and Construction Industry Development, from 2013
• Member, Board of Accreditation, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2014-
• Member, HKSAR Construction Industry Council ‘Committee on Procurement’: 2007 - 2010
• Member, HKSAR Construction Industry Council Task Force on ‘Partnering’: 2008 -2009
• Member, HKSAR Construction Industry Council Task Force on ‘Selection of Consultants and Contractors’: 2009 - 2014
• HKIE representative in the Working Group on Construction Cost and Performance Indica-tors of the HKSAR Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board: 2002-2006
• Member, Construction Research & Development Task Force, Provisional ��Construction Industry Co-ordination Board, HKSAR: ��2003-2005.
• Member, ASCE Global Center of Excellence in Computing and Information Technology - 2005-2015
• Joint Co-ordinator, CICID Study Group on ‘Legal Aspects of Relational Contracting’ Member, Building Discipline Advisory Panel, HKIE: 2002 – 2004
• Research Committee Member, Construction Industry Institute Hong Kong ��2002- 2009
• Research Working Group Member, Construction Industry Institute HK ��2001- 02
• Pioneering Task Force Member, Construction Industry Institute HK ��2001-2002
• Member, SIG on Knowledge Management, Assn. for Project Management (HK) 2001-2004
• Member, Quality Construction Committee of the Construction Advisory Board 2000 – 2002
• President, Asian Construction Management Association��1999-2002
• Vice President, Asian Construction Management Association 1996-1999
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